Town of Gore was named for candidate’s relative
-Sequoyah County Times, Aug. 20,2000
From the files ofYour Sequoyah County Times
25 years ago
(From the Aug. 20,2000, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Presidential hopeful, Vice President Al Gore, has strong ties to the town of Gore.
The town was named for his greatgrandfather, former U.S. Senator Thomas Pryor Gore, born in 1870 and who died in 1949. He was the father of Thomas Notley Gore, who was the father of Albert Gore, U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 19521970, who was the father of Vice President Al Gore, democratic candidate for president.
Debbie Sprouse of Sallisaw, former band director at Gore, said Al Gore made a campaign stop in Muskogee in 1992. The Gore marching band performed for the future vice president at that campaign stop. Upon hearing the band perform, Gore told Sprouse that if he was ever elected president of the United States, the band was invited to play in his inaugural parade.
50 Years Ago
(From the Aug. 24,1975, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —A new manufacturing company is making its home in Sallisaw.
David Walls, a native of Sequoyah County, is president of the Custom Metal Mfg., which has been located for the past two years in Grand Prairie, Texas.
The firm will manufacture a variety of products, many of them under federal contracts.
Walls predicts that in the next five years between 30 and 40 people will be employed with the organization.
75 Years Ago
(From the Aug. 25,1950, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Homer Burns, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bums of Sallisaw, is a sadder and poorer lad this week after his summer’s savings, amounting to $115, were stolen from his home Saturday night. The money was in a billfold, which was placed in an unlocked cabinet for about an hour, between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, while the family was absent.
The Burns’ have two police dogs, which were not heard to bark or make any noise by neighbors during that time.
Homer, who is a sophomore in Sallisaw High School, worked all summer at Long-Bell Lumber Co. here, and the $115 represented his entire savings for the summer.
Police Chief Buck Johnson stated that the department is working on the case, but that an arrest had not been made to date.
100 Years Ago
(From the Aug. 21,1925, issue of the Sequoyah County Democrat) —Another use was found Sunday for a golf club. Jess Baker and Richard Bibb were attending to some business in the Treasurer’s office Sunday evening about 6:30 when suddenly the light was shut off. Looking up they discovered that a blanket had dropped over the window. Upon further inspection a man was found coming down the blanket. Mr. Bibb grabbed a golf club lying in the office and held the man suspended on the blanket while Mr. Baker notified the officers. The officers allowed the man to come down but he reentered the jail with another charge lodged against him. The jail breaker was B.C. Crews who is charged with robbing a store at Muldrow. The officers found that two bars had been filed. They also found two new files hid in the jail and believe that there are more. Other men who are in for much longer time planned the attempt it is believed.
—A deal was consummated last week, whereby the Paw Paw Gin Co. purchased the entire gin plant and properties here belonging to John Romans, and operated for many years past by Romans. The Paw Paw company owns and controls a number of gins in this county and have endeavored for two seasons past to enter the Sallisaw field.
